Join us for Flavors of Nations 2025 – A celebration of culture & community

06 February, 2025

We invite everyone to Flavors of Nations 2025—a vibrant cultural festival featuring live performances, global cuisine, and interactive experiences like never before! 

More than 40 countries have registered to share their traditions, music, and food. This is your chance to experience the vibrant cultures of the community in KAUST, all in one unforgettable evening. 

Event Details 

Location: Safaa Stadium 
Date: Thursday, February 13 
Time: 5:00 p.m. onwards 

COUNTRY EXHIBITS 

Stroll through immersive cultural showcases, sample traditional cuisine, and explore heritage displays organized by continent zones. 

To help reduce waste, we encourage attendees to bring reusable food containers, utensils, and water bottles—refill stations will be available. 

Don’t miss the Saudi Village, where you can experience Saudi culture through traditional dance, music, cuisine, and an artisan marketplace. 


LIVE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES 

Enjoy a night of music and dance performed by our community, along with high-energy DJ sets from the Ministry of DJs. The highlight of the evening will be a special headliner set by DJ Haitham, one of Saudi Arabia’s top open-format DJs, known for blending beats with live musicians and singers. 

FLAVORS OF THE WORLD 

Savor global delicacies from food vendors, gourmet bites, and food trucks, including Wok, Dahia Juice, Reva Rino’ gelato, Oak Berry’s acai, Barns Café, Coastline, Tamimi, Twins Café, Xbite and more. 


KID’S ZONE & CARNIVAL GAMES 

Little ones can enjoy bouncy castles, human foosball, and face painting, while guests of all ages can try their luck at Ring Toss, Basketball, Duck Hunt, and more 


CULTURAL PASSPORT & RAFFLE 

Get your Flavors of Nations Passport, visit country exhibits, and enter the raffle to win exciting prizes! One entry per person with a valid KAUST ID. 


EVENT TRANSPORTATION 

Bike, walk, or take a special event shuttle running every 5 minutes: 

  • 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tamimi Parking Lot to Safaa Stadium 

  • 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Safaa Stadium to Tamimi Parking Lot 

For daily commuters to Jeddah, late work-haul buses will depart from Safaa Stadium at 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. 

Extra bike racks will also be available at the stadium for those choosing a more sustainable commute. 


Together, let’s make Flavors of Nations an unforgettable celebration of KAUST’s diversity! 

 

For any questions, reach out to community.events@kaust.edu.sa


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